I cracked the code and I knew what it's all aboutWe found the loft on Greene Street, swept that bad boy outAlsatian wine, playing records way past fourMaking some crazy soulful love on the hard wood floorWhere did our love go?

You hung the picture of young Dizzy on the wallAccording to me that was the best day of them allSweet, sweet words like honey from the tongueYes, there was magic then in every song we sung

Hey, don't let 'em kid you, stay cool it'll be all rightDon't trade today for tomorrow, tomorrow for tomorrow nightYou chop wood, carry the water, sometimes it be that wayNo lie, the downtown canon so wild so fresh so freeStand by the downtown canon, I say that it's got to be

Chasing sensation to remind us who we areYou met that half-crazed painter fool in some damn barCocaine dreams and chiba-chiba nightsYou had to share his world in shades of black and whiteDid'nt'cha baby?

Yes, I, it's a real good theory, can you live with the day to day?Sure thing, no problemo, sometimes it be that wayYou go girl, it's now or never, no one holds out that longSays here in the downtown canon keep it real, it'll be okayRight here, the downtown canon, could it be any other way?

Packed up the Dylan and the Man Ray and the JoyceI left a note that said, well, I guess I got no choiceExcuse me, girl, while I'm kickin' it to the curbI'm leaving with all I need but less than I deserve

She says, poor everybody, never mind for me and youToo bad she don't remember, too bad that I still doIt all goes wrong in a hurry, you know it's the second lawWrit large in the downtown canon, it goes up and it must come downRight here, the downtown canon, catch you on the turnaround